Category: Call for Submissions

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Guttural, DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2018

Guttural is an online “experimental, contemporary literary magazine that welcomes work in all shapes and sizes. The riskier the better. It was founded, initially in print, in 2017 and is edited by Nathan Hassall and Gemma Jackson.” I wondered how and why this lit mag came to be, so I asked Editor […]

“Overcoming the Competition” + submissions calendar! – guest blog post by Derek Annis

The first time I sent submissions out after completing my MFA, I sent out six packets of poems to higher-tier journals. Then I waited. If the feedback of my classmates and professors was any indication, I assumed the responses would be positive (either acceptances or personalized rejection letters). […]

"Overcoming the Competition" + submissions calendar! – guest blog post by Derek Annis

The first time I sent submissions out after completing my MFA, I sent out six packets of poems to higher-tier journals. Then I waited. If the feedback of my classmates and professors was any indication, I assumed the responses would be positive (either acceptances or personalized rejection letters). […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pretty Owl Poetry, DEADLINE: Always Open/Winter Issue Dec. 15, 2018

Pretty Owl Poetry “is a journal that publishes new, emerging, and established writers in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts.” The issues are published in PDF format and are free to read online. Not only did Pretty Owl publish my poem "And Finished knowing - then -" in […]

NO FEE Sonnet Contest + editor interview – Better Than Starbucks, DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2018

Better Than Starbucks is “Not your ordinary poetry magazine” and is published in print and electronically. They host regular features categorized by form and genre available on their web site and content is always available to read online for free. They pay $20 for monthly features via paypal and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Sinking City, DEADLINE: Nov. 28, 2018

Sinking City is the graduate-run literary journal of the MFA program at the University of Miami and is published online twice a year. I wondered how and why this literary journal came to be, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Lane Sutton and she kindly replied. See my interview […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Matador Review, DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2018

Matador Review is an online literature and art quarterly based in Los Angeles and Chicago. “We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. Founded in January 2016, our purpose is to promote ‘alternative work’ from both art and literature, and to encourage respect for online publications. In each issue, […]

These Tips From Creative Writers Will Help You Get Published – & Get Paid + 7 No Fee Calls via The Penny Hoarder

Excited that The Penny Hoarder interviewed me for this excellent article! They also interviewed guest blogger and Editor of Driftwood Press Jerrod Schwarz. The article includes lots of great tips on submitting creative writing as well as a list of 7 paying markets with no fees to submit! […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Harbor Review (NEW!), DEADLINE: Always open

  Harbor Review is a new online space for poetry and art. They publish two issues per year in the winter and summer. They are currently accepting general submissions for their winter issue as well as for their upcoming summer issue with the theme of “Blue,” which can […]

20 [Higher] Paying Markets for Poetry (325 total!) + more from Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity

Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity is the blog and writing resource site by writer Erica Verrillo. Her site is loaded with great articles for writers and the writing life, including listings of publishers, agents, where to get reviews, submission calls, free contests, writing conferences and more. […]

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